The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Championships have taken place every non-Olympic year since 1970 and officially included paracanoe events since 2010; since 2012, paracanoe-specific editions of this event (named ICF Paracanoe World Championships) have been held in Summer Paralympic years.
| ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | mid-year |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country | varying |
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing.
Explanation of events edit
Canoe sprint competitions are broken up into canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in kayaks (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200 metres (660 ft), 500 metres (1,600 ft), 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), or 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) long. When a competition is listed as a C-2 500 m event as an example, it means two people are in a canoe competing at a 500 metres (1,600 ft) distance.[1]
Paracanoe competitions are contested in either a va'a (V), an outrigger canoe (which includes a second pontoon) with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (as above). All international competitions are held over 200 metres in single-man boats, with three event classes in both types of vessel for men and women depending on the level of an athlete's impairment. The lower the classification number, the more severe the impairment is – for example, VL1 is a va'a competition for those with particularly severe impairments.[2]
Summary edit
ICF Paracanoe World Championships (paracanoe events only)
- Events exclude Exhibition events.
Note edit
- The 2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships were cancelled as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Junior and U23 edit
- ICF Canoe Sprint Junior World Championships from 1985 to 2011
- ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships from 2013
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Lists of medalists edit
- List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in men's Canadian
- List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in women's Canadian
- List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in men's kayak
- List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in women's kayak
- List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in paracanoe
Medal tables edit
Canoe sprint (1938–2023) editThis medal table does not include exhibition events. The historical medal count of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as of the 2023 championships is as follows:
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Paracanoe (2010–2023) editThis medal table does not include exhibition events. Events were occasionally excluded from their respective medal tables due to lack of participation, but are included in this overall table. The historical medal count of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as of the 2023 championships is as follows:
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- Note
- ^ a b As Russia was banned from the 2021 World Championships, their athletes' medals were assigned to the Russian Canoe Federation.
- ^ Therese Zens represented Saar when she won a gold medal in 1954. This is recorded for West Germany in the official tables.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "What is Canoe Sprint?". CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "What is Paracanoe?". CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "ICF updates status of events due to coronavirus concerns". Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Results". 19 November 2019.
Sources edit
- 2008 ICF Congress on change from flatwater racing to canoe sprint. – accessed 30 November 2008.
- "The Board of Directors Wrap Up in Windsor".[permanent dead link] – International Canoe Federation (5 December 2009) – accessed 18 December 2009.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
External links edit
- "Canoe Results – Sprint – World Championships". canoeresults.eu. European Canoe Association (ECA).